Talking about Timebomb, Frow said: “It’s hugely entertaining. It’s a really important show for us, the new series starts tonight at 9pm. Every viewer welcome after the summer run which wasn’t so good. We work very hard to make it entertaining, to try and make good TV, certainly I love having it in the schedule.

We use it strategically to launch new series. January (Celebrity Big Brother 15) was the most successful, ironically the summer (Big Brother 16) was the least successful. It’s just one of those things you don’t know how it’s going to land.”

Frow also discussed Big Brother 15 winner, Helen Wood, saying “We had strong editorial discussions with the team.. you know, I didn’t like Helen Wood, I think she’s a bad person. Other people said she’s great TV but there comes a point where I go I don’t want her in my life”

The interviewer challenges his view and says “You put her on the television”. Frow goes on to say “Yeah, but then I banned her from being on any other bits. Rightly or wrongly, I think there comes a point with editorial where you say enough. Actually, viewers are important, the ratings are important. I have to live with myself and ultimately I have to live with every decision I make. Rightly or wrongly I have to be comfortable with that decision, and sometimes I think you have to draw a line and say I don’t want any of this on the telly.

Frow has also commented on about the appearance of Katie Hopkins during the last series of Celebrity Big Brother. “Sometimes it’s ugly. There are times where I watch it and go, I’m uncomfortable, I was uncomfortable with Katie. I was very uncomfortable with Katie” Though, he said that he “loved” Perez Hilton.

Celebrity Big Brother continues at 10:30pm on Channel 5.

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Sat, 05 Sep 2015 13:01:53 +0000http://bigbrother247.co.uk/?p=8199Channel 5 have confirmed that they are to air a civilian Big Brother best bits show.

Channel 5 will air a Big Brother best bits show – called The Good, The Bad and The Outrageous – on September 19th, and will look back at some of the best moments from the civilian Big Brother.

The blurb for the special is as follows:

Clips include the over-the-top antics and supposed mystic powers of Mark Byron, he of the multiple failed attempts at reality TV stardom, as he negotiated a maybe-kinda-sorta relationship with housemate Chris Wright. Student and stripper Marc OʼNeill loved parading naked through the House, with only tin foil covering his modesty.

Salon owner and ʻcelebrity super-injunctionerʼ Helen Wood got the chance to argue with everyone as she played the game in two separate series. She even went so far as to earn two formal warnings for bad behaviour before eventually winning her series.

Harry Blake owned his own milkshake factory and was a fox-hunting fan, but went too far when he ignored the House shopping list
and ordered nothing but bananas and food colouring instead.

Finally, one of the biggest Big Brother baddies, Dexter Koh was a real-life Christian Grey who was nominated for eviction every week but constantly saved by the public.

The hour long show will be the fourth special scheduled to air throughout this series of Celebrity Big Brother, and is the first special version of a show that Channel 5 have produced for the civilian edition of Big Brother.

Big Brother: Timebomb had more twists and turns than ever before – and not always for the best. The Housemates were wild and sometimes strange but we watched their every move. Now, it’s time to take a look at our popularity polls for this series and see who was leading in the race, and who was at the very bottom. The results below show the top three, and the bottom three Housemates.

Week 1: Day 1 – Day11As Simon was evicted on Day 1, he was not included in the poll.
1. Jack – 19%
2. Sarah – 13%
3. Nick – 11%

We will have a breakdown of our Celebrity Big Brother polls later this year.

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Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:19:52 +0000http://bigbrother247.co.uk/?p=7808We caught up with the winner of Big Brother 2015 to ask her about her highlights from this years series…

She was the first one in, faced the legends full wrath, became the dark lord and was the winner as she was the last one to leave the House! After three weeks outside of Britain’s most famous House, what does Chloe think about her time in the House? We caught up with her to see how she’s feeling, being £121,100 richer..

1) Launch night is always an exciting part of the series for viewers, so as Housemates I can imagine it was even better – if not a little scary! You were the first Housemate to go into the House this year, what were your first impressions of the House and your Housemates as they entered?
You have to go into hiding for a few days before and I found that more scary than walking into the house! The thought of my friends watching at home and laughing their heads off had me pumped up so as I walked out of the eye I wasn’t nervous at all! The house looked amazing but much smaller than it seems on TV! As each housemate came down I was getting drunker and drunker and I don’t remember much past Harriet arriving! We were just all so excited it was over in a flash!

2) Timebomb was the theme of this year’s series, and Big Brother dropped some huge bombs onto the House from the start. The first saw Jade, Nick, Jack, Adjoa and Simon face a timebomb and eviction! Were you glad that Simon was given the eviction bomb, even if he did return later on?
I was really upset for Simon! I thought he would be right up my street and even though he was only in the house for two hours I was so disappointed when he left and was often pleading with Big Brother to bring him back! Turns out he did come back and unfortunately, didn’t live up to my expectations!

3) Nick, Adjoa, Jack, Jade and Simon were all given different things from the first timebomb twist but only two were good. Out of Jade’s luxury shopping and Jack’s immunity passes, which one would you have liked to have been given the most?Looking back now it would be easy to say the luxury budget but back then I’d of 100% gone for the immunity. Hearing the crowd on eviction nights put the fear of God into me so having 3 immunity passes would have made it so much easier! Although watching the house eat luxury food for 12 days while me and a few others were on rations was SO hard!!

4) On Day 8 the House was given the first proper shopping task and you were the saboteur! Unfortunately though you failed the task! How hard was it keeping the secret from your other Housemates, and trying to convince them to leave the horror bedroom you had to spend the night in?
Keeping the secret was easy peasy….getting them out was impossible!! When we signed up to Big Brother we new we would have to do these tasks and give it our all and so with this being our first one, everyone was so in the zone and determined to pass that there was no way of getting them to quit! That task is my favourite memory from the house!

5) Another huge timebomb that hit the house was the 4 in and 4 out bomb that saw Amy & Sally, Harriet, Kieran and Sarah evicted from the House and replaced with Harry, Marc, Sam and Simon. Did this affect the dynamics of the House? As a viewer it felt like there were instant separations between original Housemates and new Housemates.

There was. We were loyal to the guys that had left and found it hard to accept the newbies at first. It felt like the whole dynamic had changed and we were starting all over again! There were times I would really struggle and I’d wish Harriet was there as we were so alike I knew she would make me feel better. Eventually, we grew to love the newbies just like the old housemates and I had an amazing friendship with Sam & Harry! Marc brought amazing entertainment even though we didn’t always see eye to eye.

6) On Day 32, Big Brother fake evicted Marc and sent him to live in a bunker with Big Brother legends Brian, Helen and Nikki! When they entered the main House, were you excited to see them, and who was your favourite legend?Yes I was excited to see them. I’ve always been a Big Brother fan and so to meet these people in the flesh was amazing! Nikki Grahame is a genuine person through and through, what you see is what you get! Brian was so so lovely to me he’s such a gentle soul and I only wish he hadn’t felt as if he had to leave as myself, Jack, Danny and Cristian really looked up to him and loved having him around.

7) The legends nominated you for eviction as part of their task in the House. This caused a large argument between the Housemates and the legends. How did you feel when they nominated you, after being in the House for just four days?I found it embarrassing that these 3 “famous” people had come in and out of everyone they must of liked me the least. Also the use of the words “least deserving” upset me as I felt we all deserved to be there and had been through a hard audition process. Looking back now I wish I’d not got upset but I think it was just the awkwardness that made the situation worse. Jack defended me and for that I’m so greatful. He’s a brilliant friend!

8) Another large moment was Brian Belo’s escape over the wall of the garden. How did the House react to this, especially after the comments made by Big Brother 15’s Helen. Outside the House there was a large amount of uproar over her comments.The comments were awful and Helen did apologies to the group for saying them – but obviously not to Brian as he had left. I think it’s a crying shame Brian felt that upset in the house he couldn’t stay. He’s a huge Big Brother fan and I just really hope this hasn’t tarnished his view of a show that’s played a huge part in his life! I hope he gets the chance to go back into the house in future series and has a more enjoyable time!

9) Moving away from timewarp week, you were the winner of £5,000 during Cashbomb! What was going through your mind when you won the money?I was SO upset and disappointed!! I begged and pleaded for them to have it back! In fact I hate even talking about it now as its my biggest regret in the house! At no point did I get excited or feel happy about having the money.

10) We saw you try and escape the House after taking the money. Why did you try and escape? I know that on the outside there was a lot of us supporting your decision to take the money.
I’m such a people pleaser, I surround myself with lots of friends and love making people happy – so to think is upset and disappointed my friends broke my heart. I felt like I couldn’t live in a house were I was disliked and I just had a moment of madness. Me and Danny had a big hug after and looked at the situation from both his side and mine. As soon as we chatted about it it was forgotten – that’s what friends do, argue then make up!

11) During the cashbomb twist, Nick nominated you for eviction after bidding for immunity. At that moment, what was going through your mind?I was a little bit shocked as me and Nick had always been friends but I didn’t mind. I think Nick was more upset than me and spent the day avoiding me. We had a hug and I told him I thought it was a shit move but I got why he did it and I didn’t mind at all! He’s a good person and loves the show and to get to the final was a life long dream of his!

12) Out of the 66 days you spent in the House, which task did you enjoy taking part in the most and which was the worst?My favourite was “The Hole” when I was the Dark Lord and also the secret 80’s task…I was so drunk that day!! In fact I loved all tasks is get stuck in to everything. My least favourite was that chuffing scotch bonnet chilli…..the hottest curry I eat is Korma so I knew it was going to blow my head off! But at least I can say I did it!

13) If you were given the chance to go back into the House, is there anything you’d change about your time?
No I’d do everything the same, as much as I regret taking the 5k iv had mixed reviews from people who watched and if what I did got me where I am now…I’d be daft to want to change anything!

14) Finally, Celebrity Big Brother returns in a couple of weeks! Will you be giving it a watch, and are there any names you’d like to see in the House?
I’ve heard that Janice Dickinson could be on the line up – If that’s true then this CBB is going to be amazing! She’s feisty and fiery and isn’t afraid to say it how it is! I’m so looking forward to it, it’s going to feel like they are living in our house!!

A huge thanks to Chloe for taking time out to talk to us!

Big Brother will return next year with a new batch of Housemates for the seventeenth series, while Celebrity Big Brother will return this month.

Channel 5’s latest edition of Big Brother – which was given the subtitle Timebomb – has officially rated at 1.36 Million viewers meaning that it has become the least watched edition of the show ever.

This beats last year’s series at being the least watched, with Power Trip averaging at 1.57 Million, and also contains barely any ratings up on last year.

The final of Big Brother 2015 officially averaged at 1.37 Million, again another low figure for the series. A reason for the low average can potentially be the early start that Big Brother was given this summer, as the series launched in early May rather than the traditional June launch.

Big Brother’s average could be boosted up slightly as a lot of the ratings for Big Brother don’t include additional factors such as Channel 5+1 or Demand 5.

Meanwhile, TV3 have announced that Big Brother was a ratings success in Ireland after the show was screened there for the first time since 2010. The final of this year’s Big Brother reached a total of 224,700 viewers – a 15.96% share. Timebomb ended with a series average of just over 131,000 across TV3, TV3+1 and digital channel 3e.

The broadcaster also claimed that a total of 2.68 Million people tuned in to see an episode of Big Brother or Big Brother’s Bit on the Side throughout the series run.

A TV3 spokesperson said: ““This year has proved that after ten years on air the beast that is Big Brother is alive and well. For 3e and TV3 it has been a brilliant addition to our schedule with the ratings growing each night.”

Big Brother will continue to air in Ireland throughout the next two series of Celebrity Big Brother, while the show returns in August for the sixteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother.

Civilian Big Brother returns to Channel 5 next summer for the seventeenth series.

“I am so shocked I don’t feel like I deserve this, everyone was so amazing. I am gobsmacked. I feel people forgot I was in there and maybe girl power!”

“I worried being normal wasn’t enough, I felt talentless, out of place and overshadowed.” Emma reminded her that Big Brother viewers liked seeing people that were relateable but that recently we saw her feisty side. Chloe went on to say about taking the £5,000, “I thought we all were going to take the £5,000 but I didn’t realise it wasn’t the case.” Chloe went on to admit that she might have pressed the button if she hadn’t had the £5,000.

Chloe on Jack said, “We are like an old married couple, as odd as he is I love him to bits, I could squeeze his head off.” She then went on to say how hard and testing Big Brother is I have had more tears in there than I have had ever.

Joel spoke to Emma about coming in second place “I feel very humble that people picked up their phones and voted for me but we have a great winner in Chloe!” “I would be lying if I said I didn’t use knowing how to debate to my ability, everyone should use their talents to their advantage. I wouldn’t call myself a manipulative person”

“The biggest regret of mine in the house was delivering a killer nomination by evicting a potential winner, I am rebellious and the public decides who should be evicted so what is my right to take that away from someone?”
Joel spoke about cash bomb, “Jack took a life changing sum of money so that is who it changed the most.”

Emma asked how it felt to take the Bronze. Danny: “So overwhelming, amazing…to get past first week was a target…coming third just seems amazing”.

Emma discussed with Danny that in the House he was seen as a father figure, Danny: “Watching from a young age, I never thought I’d be the oldest in there, it’s a role that I loved being, the fact that people looked up to me was a good feeling”

Emma asked Danny about squaring off with Marc: “I did massively, he’s very good at it, after a while it gets too much and I’m not going to waste my time arguing”. Emma asked Danny about his temper and if he was trying to hide it: “I was yes, I have got a bad temper…I was trying to control it…it just goes to show how hard it was in there”

Emma asked about Cash Bomb week: “I felt like if you’re going to win it you are going to win the whole thing…I do wish I would have taken something [in hindsight]”.

Emma congratulated Jack on coming fourth and asked him how it felt. Jack: “Amazing…to get fourth is brilliant”. Emma spoke to Jack about being voted as an early favourite to be winner, Jack: “It’s an amazing thing to know that people like what you’re doing and your entertaining them, but there is a lot of pressure on your shoulders”. Emma asked if it made Jack put on a filter, Jack: “ I’ve just been myself in the house”.

Emma asked Jack why he didn’t take the car when offered it at the start of the series when he would have had to leave the House if he accepted it. Jack: “I didn’t sign up to leave after four days…I’ve made the last day…never any regrets”. Emma asked where grumpy Jack came from, Jack: “I struggle with change and I find it hard to adapt and it is one of my character sides”.

Emma reminded Jack he has £23,900 in cash from the Cash Bomb task and asked if this was a tense situation, Jack: “Tensions rose and tasks became a lot more stressful…when I walked in and saw the button and the cash…if it came to it I was going to do it”.